Men play fiddle, guitar, and mandolin to entertain Canol project workers and American soldiers on a river boat in Canada, durin...
Men play fiddle, guitar, and mandolin to entertain Canol project workers and American soldiers on a river boat in Canada, during World War II
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Canada Date:1943 Duration:1 min 41 sec Sound:NO SOUND
The Canadian American Norman Oil Line (Canol) Project to build a pipeline and road from Norman Wells, Northwest Territories to Whitehorse, Yukon during World War 2. A tugboat pushing barges loaded with building materials along the Mackensie River in Canadian Northwest Territories. View shifts to some buildings at water's edge, with large riverboat docked behind them. Rustling leaves on a tree. Waves on water surface. Closeup of several men standing on middle deck of multi-deck river boat. One wears a clerical collar. They are watching activities below, where project workers and American soldiers are relaxing on deck as two aboriginal (or Native or First Nations) men entertain them, playing fiddle and guitar. The fiddler wears decorated moccasins. Both players tap their toes in rhythm. The guitarist's instrument is decorated with painting of "The Lone Ranger" on a his white horse,"Silver"calling out "Hi Ho Silver." A soldier with a mandolin sits down and plays with them.
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